Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-01-28

History repneis itself. When the New
York Times began it's relentless war on Boss
Tweed, it had 10 maintain the fight alone
for more than year. Slowly one by one
Of the other papers of New York joined
the Times in the battle for lle people.
Boss Tweed at first disdained reply. AT
last his followers became alarmed. The
Boss was aroused TO take action. He
aauntingly put the question when his rob-
bing was exposed past denial
"Well what are you going 10 do about
III"
In Cincinnati the Telegram, two years
ago, began its war upon Cincinnati's great.
est monopoly and the Boss Tweed who
shapes its des stinies. For nearly n year
and n half we stood alone in the contest.
Day by day we gained strength. Day by
day words OF cheer came to us. AT last
the German papers hove in sight, the just
Editor Hncke leading the van. The Gin
cinnati Boss a, last began to realize that
constant dropping wears the slone. To
head off competition, he proposed 10 do,
what lie declard u short time before he de-
clnred could not be done, give gas for 81
.25. But one Twenty-Five is sixiy-lwo and
a half too much. And now the CONNER
siai, for long time Hessian ally of the
Boss. decares that "there ia MI aroused
public sentiment on this SUBJECT" SO
there il. Down the Boss. Wine ont
bribery M a fine art. Make IIickenloopsr
initiate Tweed second time. Cincinnati
Telegram.
The editor Of the Telegram fails 10 tell
all the facts in relation to Boss Tweed and
the press of New York. II we remember
correctly the press OF that city received
over a million dollars for fraudulent ad-
vertising for the Boss before the exposure
was made. We don't remember what por.
tion the Times was awarded, but do re-
member seeing n list of the amount, re-
ceived by each. The Boss had an eye Ia
feeing the press TO keep them quiet while
his band were IN the treasury, but not one
Of them had the cheek to boast that II was
the ring organ" Under the the Bosses
in the Wood county, Tweed's example il
fully copied. BY their direction the
Democratic sheriff, which the Sentinel only
two weeks ago pronounced the most ex-
pensive Sheriff Wood county ever had
published his proclamation in the Weston
Herald, which has n circulation Of two OF
three hundred, extending little beyond the
limits OF Weston township, while the Coun'
~ School Examiners also published the
nulce 10 teachers in the same paper, ex-
cluiing papers Of a much larger aud more
general circulation. Why? Because they
have named il a Republican paper thus
time and it is open 10 advocate anything
that they want II to advocate. During
Tie six weeks that the Treasurer's Tax
Notice was published four years ago, they
called Tie same paper Democratic, under
Mr.. Moileti, in order TO feed il nj public
expense, yet a few weeks later Mr.. Mofietl
sold out and went to Indiana aud com
menced The publication OF Republican
paper, so-called. In tina instance tic
Herald had not ihe type to set up the table
aud il was carried over each Of the six
weeks after published in the Sentinel and
repuhlished in The Herald, This was to
heat the b G. Democrat out of the adver-
tisemeni, which nj that lime WAS calling
the Auditor u dude" IN the same brent |,
they would tell you that they were giving
The legal advertising 10 the papers with
the largest circulation. The Demoera
published the same advertisement ut the
me time, In about half the space as lhnl
published Ia the Sentinel aud Herald, and
showed clean steal Of 1924 from the tax
payers.
The JOURNAL commenced M far back as
1872 to expose this style Of ,obbery OF the
pei ole by the Sentinel. but each succeeding
Official has pracliced the same species
Of robbery, but the people have taken no
action TO prevent IL, and thus emboldened
they increase upon The form precedent
year after year, and yet the people think
il il all right, II IL only has the name Of
Republican attached. Why should we
complain Of high taxes while making no
Effort 10 correct the robbery